Armaniswiz: @OP thanks for the post..wld be nice if you can mention some of the products that falls in d 8% rightly rated oil category and the 3 outlets where one can get em. My car is due for oil change n I currently use mobile 1 but i doubt it's d best oil around. Thanks

I'm surprised the OP said there are only 3 brands of Oil that are of high quality. I also use only Mobil One and my vehicle is due for oil change. Can the OP please post the said high quality brands of engine oil available

With one post, the OP has succeeded in bringing down the sledgehammer on engine oils available in Nigeria. I await his evidence to substantiate these claims.

PortHarcourtBoy: Make we kukuma begin service motor with palm oil

weeeeeeeeeereeeey osi

Good one bro

The OP has a point no matter how harsh he may have sounded. Why is it almost impossible to get 5W30 Engine oil type in Nigeria? The mechanics assume all cars on Nigerian roads must be serviced with 20w50 type Oil for some strange reason. This is in-spite of the fact that many Japanese cars are designed to run on the 5w30 range type.

This is highly educative and informative. We await the OP's next post.
We must be careful and objective though, less the OP is fronting for certain engine oil.

Use mobil 1 or mobil xhp

jhydebaba: I don't have a vehicle

Thank God.

chatterly: Absolutely agree with his post,my 07 camry engine just gave up last week here in Lagos(long story),i service my car @ a reputable toyota workshop every 5000 miles but was told the issue had to do with unrated engine oil.I have now bought a replacement engine ,the mechanics opened up the top of the old engine and it was all clogged up with dark oil.I have been advised to use only Mobil one going forward and reduce service intervals to 3000 miles.

You don't have to use Mobil 1 oil for ur 07 camry, check the manual for your car and you will see the grade of oil Toyota recommended for that type of vehicle and change the oil and filter every 5000miles / 3 months (whichever comes first). I use Mobil 1 oil for my Mercedez S-class cos thats what the manual calls for but I don't Mobil 1 for my Acura MDX and TL I use Tola 20W50 or so and Mobil 10W30 respectively as against the 5W20 recommended in the manual and this is due to the advance mileage the car has accumulated over time. Mobil 1 is 9K as against 3K for these other grades. Save urself some money without actually endangering ur ride.

PortHarcourtBoy: Make we kukuma begin service motor with palm oil

U're craz*y. Thats funny

edoyad: The OP has a point no matter how harsh he may have sounded. Why is it almost impossible to get 5W30 Engine oil type in Nigeria? The mechanics assume all cars on Nigerian roads must be serviced with 20w50 type Oil for some strange reason. This is in-spite of the fact that many Japanese cars are designed to run on the 5w30 range type.

If your car has accumulated over 120K miles, its advisable to use a higher grade like say 10W30 for better engine efficiency.

Fajzay:

If your car has accumulated over 120K miles, its advisable to use a higher grade like say 10W30 for better engine efficiency.

I am yet to see 10W30 oil in Nigeria!

Marpol:

I am yet to see 10W30 oil in Nigeria!

That might be correct. I don't know if we've got that in Nigeria though. Was advised in Dec by the Autozone tech to use that grade due to the mileage so I bought some with some other car accessories and shipped it

Is it only engine oils? What about brake fluids that damage your brake hydraulic componets in a flash?

Automatic transmission fluids that knock up your transmission leaving youwith an expensive tranny change.

Brake pads that wear down in under 5000 kilometers.

Tyres that blow out sending you into the bush.

Recycled parts and components that have long gone past their useability.

Headlamp bulbs that blow as soon as they are switched on.

Spark plugs that Don't spark.

The list goes on. God help us.

Billyonaire:

There is one advise for vehicle owners: Take your vehicles to only the brand service centers, it doesnt really cost much. Fullstop!

You may be shocked to learn that even the brand service centers such as (Elizade) you talked about use Mobil xhp 20w 50 for all vehicles that are brought into their workshop. I used to service my Camry there until one day I was forced to asked them what oil rating they use. Of course, they refused to tell me but I probed further, to my greatest astonishment, they were using 20w 50 drum oil.

From that day onwards, I decided to always buy my oil and filter. For those, who resort to thick oil ratings (as against the manufacturer's recommended viscosity) because of high mileage, I don't understand why they do that. At least, my vehicle manual does not say at a certain mileage, I should change my engine oil rating.

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